City of Bloomington

Every winter for the past few years, Bloomington’s city council has enacted an emergency shelter ordinance allowing one of its homeless shelters to expand its capacity during the winter months.

The City of Bloomington says it will resume an internal investigation into former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams' conduct. But the attorney for two men who sued the city after being detained by Williams said the city's response raises "serious questions" about police oversight.

A nearly two-year-old dispute is over shared sales tax money dedicated to behavioral health programs, jail expansion bond debt and public safety information systems.

Community benefits agreements, or CBAs, are legal documents for the investment and enforcement of specific provisions between a data center developer and a community. In the latest in WGLT's ongoing series about data centers, some sources tout CBAs as a tool of trust — while others say they are empty promises.

It’s hard to build housing right now, including in Bloomington-Normal. There is a long list of reasons as to why, including the skyrocketing costs of materials, but the high cost of building has developers looking for ways to fund and start projects without breaking the bank.

At least 42 people commented at Friday’s special hearing of the City of Bloomington planning commission that sought public input on potential data center regulations.

The City of Bloomington said it will not enact a new fine or fee structure related to data center regulations. Hyperscale projects require a special use permit, which can be revoked by the city.

The current code was adopted in 1979 and hasn't been meaningfully updated since then.

The docks will be located at the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation Department's west lagoon at 1920 W. Washington St. and at the GE Valley Pump Station at 1 Tiehack Circle.

The regulations will be discussed at two Planning Commission public hearings on Oct. 16 and Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. on both days at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.